About

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Our UK Corporate team comprises over 40 lawyers, and acted on more than 90 completed transactions in the last 12 months with an aggregate value of more than £1 billion.

We work closely with specialist colleagues in other teams who provide support on taxation, finance, compliance and regulatory, employment, pensions, litigation, real estate, competition, procurement and IT, and intellectual property aspects of transactions.

What we are known for
We work domestically and internationally with a wide variety of businesses in diverse sectors. Clients include financial services businesses, technology groups, property companies, healthcare providers and investors, energy and natural resources companies and retailers. We immerse ourselves in the sectors in which we operate.

Specialisations
We are highly regarded in the financial services sector, especially insurance and wealth management. Our work this year for Arthur J. Gallagher and London & Colonial Holdings' shareholders are good examples. Our regulatory expertise on such transactions marks us out.

We are a leading firm in the technology/TMT sector, where our clients range from start-ups to acquisitive AIM-listed groups and multinationals.

We have a team devoted to corporate structuring of real estate transactions, including M&A concerning entities in the real estate sector and/or owning real estate assets. Our clients include household names such as Crest Nicholson and Linden.

We also advise on equity capital markets transactions.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million - London (Firms)
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

DAC Beachcroft is adept at lower mid-market deals, including matters in the TMT, healthcare and financial services sectors. It is experienced in international deals, advising a range of startups, domestic corporates and multinational clients from Europe, North America and East Asia. The department also maintains strong relationships with financial advisers and merchant banks.

Notable practitioners

Jonathan Deverill is a key contact.

Work Highlights

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  • DAC Beachcroft advisedGlantus Holdingson its acquisition by Genesis Bidco, a subsidiary of Basware Oy, through a scheme of arrangement. The transaction was valued at £17.8 million.

Strengths

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Members

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Nick Gibbon

Clients

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Castle Street Investments PLC (now CoreTX Holdings PLC)

Castleton Technology

Crest Nicholson

Keller Group plc

Linden Homes

MXC Capital Limited

Pinnacle Technology Group PLC (now Adept4 plc)

RedstoneConnect Plc

TLA Worldwide plc

Tower Gate Group plc

Industries

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Financial Services

Healthcare

Insurance

Media

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Real Estate

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Travel & Leisure